lettie brown open house & book fair thursday, … 2019...our book fair will begin feb. 25th and...
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* FEBRUARY 2019 *
1 - Popcorn Friday
4 - Valentine Gameball Fundraiser Craft 2:30-3:30,
MEA Choir 2:45-3:45
5 - Paw Pride Day, Challenge 2:35-3:50, District 709
Spelling Bee @ Bertha Frank, 3:30
6 - Early dismissal 1:00 pm, Chess Club 1-2:00
7 - Student Council 2:35-3:30, MEA Choir 2:45-3:45
11 - MEA Choir 2:45-3:45
12 - Challenge 2:35-3:50
13 - Chess Club 2:30-3:30
14 - MEA Choir 2:45-3:45, Gameball Run 4 pm
15 - Gameball Run basketball game vs. E.P. @ Morton HS
18 - President’s Day– NO SCHOOL 19 - Challenge 2:35-3:50
21 - MEA Choir 2:45-3:45
25 - MEA Choir 2:45-3:45, PTO Meeting 7:30 pm
26 - Challenge 2:35-3:50, Culver’s Fast Food Night
28 - MEA Choir 2:45-3:45, Lettie Brown Open House
6-7:30 pm
* MARCH 2019 * 1 - Popcorn Friday 4 - MEA Choir 2:45-3:45 5 - Paw Pride Day, Challenge 2:35-3:50 6 - Early dismissal 1:00 pm, 2nd Grade Muffins with Mom 8:10-9:10 7 - MEA Choir 2:45-3:45, 5th Grade Musical 6:30 pm @ Bertha Frank 8 - End of 3rd Quarter, 1/2 day In-service (pm), students dismissed at 11:45 11 - In-service day - No School for students 12 - Challenge 2:35-3:50
14 - Student Council 2:35-3:30
15 - 3rd Quarter Report Cards go home
18 - MEA Choir 2:45-3:45
19 - 2nd Grade Lego Club 2:30-3:30, Challenge 2:35-3:50
21-22 - Kindergarten Pre-registration & Screening
8 am-7 pm Thursday, 8 am-12 pm Friday @ the
District Office
21 - MEA Choir 2:45-3:45
22 - Spring Picture Day
25 - MEA Choir 2:45-3:45
26 - Challenge 2:35-3:50
28 - MEA Choir 2:45-3:45
Lettie Brown Elementary 2550 N.. Morton Ave.
Morton, Illinois 309-266-5309
24 hr. Absence Line 309-284-1000
Congratulations Spelling Bee
1st place - Sam F. - 5F 2nd place - Phillip C. - 6W 3rd place - Mahi P. - 6S
Sam F.
Max C.-4B Julia P.-5F Phillip C.-6S Reed M.-4Z Tillie K.-5G Wes G.-6W
The Lettie Brown Geography Bee was held on January 22nd for our 4th-6th graders.
Congratulations to our Geography Bee winners!
1st place - Ryan K. - 6W
2nd place - Nolan M. - 5F
3rd place - Matthew G. - 6S
Lettie Brown Book Fair February 25th-28th
Lettie Brown Open House & Book Fair Thursday, February 28th
from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
will be meeting Thursday, February 7th from 9-10 a.m.
at Julie Roth’s home,
147 Maple Ridge Dr.
Children are welcome.
* Contact Julie Roth with questions at
GAMEBALL RUN reminders
Gameball Run is an event to raise money & awareness for the Children’s Hospital of Illinois
Gameball Valentine Craft Club - Monday, February 4th
Gameball Lettie Brown Coin War - February 4th-8th bring your pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, silver dollars, bills, & checks!
Gameball Run - Thursday, February 14th, 4pm at Morton High School Athletic Field (weather permitting). There will be music, fun and concessions for our guests to cheer on the runners and families ~ this is a free event so we invite you to join us!
Basketball Game vs. East Peoria - Friday, February 15th
in the Potterdome. A short program will take place prior to the game honoring our Miracle Families, Sponsors and our Schools! Your Gameball Run t-shirt will serve as admission into the game!
KBu Gwen B. Wyatt S. Mason H. Layla W.
Fletcher S. Andrew B. Hayden J.
1B Isla B. (2)
Ezra M. (2) Anna B. Ethan C. Cruz M.
Clayton M. Haven K.
Reagan D. Lucy B.
Bentlee C.
2B Simone L. Hadley L. Caden S.
2K Brody B., Amelia,
Luke, Zane, Hunter, Avery, Ad-
am, Emmy M., Nicholas, Ellie R., Tinley and Quinn
Abby G. (2) Tinley S. (2)
Ian M. Brianna L. Hunter J. Adam L.
Suvasini P. Amelia D.
Ava G. Katie E. Luke H.
Brody B. Lee B.
Liam K. Emmy M.
Ellie R. Ellie S.
3D Katie D. (2)
Henry P. (2) Mallory C. (2)
Isaiah H. Addy B.
Adelyn R. Gabby R.
Autumn D.
3K Kenley R. (3)
Allie H. Braeden K.
Kyra F. Izabelle K. Simone K.
4B Riley B. (2)
Andrew R. (2) Alex R. (2)
Will D. Jude R.
Dereion C. Addy J. Abby S. Mady T. Claire C.
Lindsey B.
Joe M. Logan R. Luke L. Max C.
Hudson L. Keira M.
Nicholas S. Carson M.
Jolie J. Anna C.
Owen S.
4Z Taytum B.
Brett H. Sylvia S.
5G Tate S. (3)
Tristan S. (3) Lauren M. (2)
Tyler H. (2) Ruby B.
Brielle H. Alex M.
March 1st
send a quarter with your
student to buy a bag of popcorn
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Mrs. Bradford & Mrs. Bushman (K) - Kindergarten is doing a great job with our Reading Work Stations and Guided Reading groups! We are beginning to explore character traits in Animal Tales, as well as compare Non-fiction and Fiction texts.
Ms. Beer & Mrs. Stork (1st) - First grade is starting an author's study of one of our favorite authors, Mo Willems! We are also exploring author's message and learning how to give a book talk.
Mrs. Boecker & Mrs. Kellerstrass (2nd) - In honor of Black History month and President's Day, we will be reading about characters who had the courage to overcome obstacles. We will use the author's words, illustrations, and the character's behavior to determine traits of a courageous character.
Mrs. Davison & Mrs. Knox (3rd) - Third grade is working on identifying nonfiction and fiction text structures and is excited to start using book clubs.
Mrs. Bishop & Mrs. Zehr (4th) - In Reading workshop, the 4th graders will be working on finding the theme of a story vs. the main idea of a story. We will continue to explore words through the use of Greek and Latin roots
Mr. Finck & Mrs. Gingerich (5th) - Guided reading small groups, a read-aloud whole-class daily novel, Literature notebooks, Student-led Book Clubs, and multiple "Choice" independ ent reading options are all in place during 5th grade Reader's Workshop. We are read ing, reading, reading!
Mrs. Scholl & Mr. Weyland (6th) - Mr. Weyland's class just completed a Book Tasting of five Holocaust novels. This month we are diving into Historical Fiction novels and book clubs as we make connections to history and understand more about the past.
from - Literacy Coach
Who: Children who will be five-years-old by September 1, 2019
When: Thursday, March 21st 8:00 am-7:00 pm &
Friday, March 22nd 8:00 am-12:00 pm
Where: MCUSD #709 District Office, 1050 S. Fourth St.
Please call 309-263-2581 to make an appointment, and please bring the following documents to your appointment: a certified birth certificate (the one from the county, not the hospital), immunization records, and most recent physical exam, dental exam, and vision exam (if you have them). Email me at [email protected] with any questions.
March 29th ~ 5 - 8 p.m. We need your help! Please sign up to volunteer.
We also need donations of cake/cookies (store bought preferred) and soda/large Gatorade.
You can sign up to volunteer at the carnival by filling out this form: Lettie Brown Carnival by February 28th. Please watch for more information on the carnival coming home with students soon!
If you have any questions, please contact Heidi Robbins at [email protected]. * Please see the PTO News section of this newsletter for more specifics.
Lettie Brown PTO News Thank you to all the families that attended our BINGO family fun night. We had over 200 people participate! Thank you to everyone who came out to support our Lettie Brown Pizza Ranch Night. We received $1094.80 in sales and tips! Wow! Thank you for your generosity! Thank you to our sixth grade teachers, parents and students for work-ing so hard! Our book fair will begin Feb. 25th and end at Open House on Thursday, Feb. 28th. Look for details about “Lunch with a Loved One” for opportunities to come have lunch with your child and shop the book fair. Save the date for our Carnival on March 29th, 5pm-8pm. We will need many volunteers to make the night a success. If you volunteer for one hour, you earn a FREE wristband (a $5 value)! We have many committee chair positions needing to be filled! Please contact Angel at [email protected] to volunteer or for questions.
The PTO would like to ask and encourage parents of children in the primary grades (K-3) to consider volunteering to fill our open chair positions. There is a vital need, as many of our current chairs will be heading to the junior high soon. These committees are well established with volunteers willing to mentor and share their information with the next generation of volunteers. Please contact Angel at [email protected] or 859-492-0354 to volunteer or for questions. Open chairs include: Carnival Basket Raffle, Spirit Wear, Yearbook Sales, Walka-thon, and PTO President. The PTO is a big support to the school, staff and students, and we need parent volunteers to carry out these chairs to keep it moving in the right direction. Thank you for your willingness to give your time and effort!
You can help Lettie Brown School by participating in the
KROGER Community Rewards Program
Register online at krogercommunityrewards.com
Click on Create Account or Register (you will need your Kroger Card number) & create profile
Select your Community Rewards to go to Lettie Brown PTO (organization #70347)
Kroger sends us a check (up to 5% of our purchases) quarterly for every time you use your card at the Morton Kroger!
* PLEASE NOTE - Your enrollment in Community Rewards needs to be renewed each year. If you have not done so recently, go the link above & click on Re-Enroll Now.
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